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GOLD-RECOVERY-CTG
2 held with 600 gold bars in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM, March 3, 2019 (BSS)- Members of Chattogram district police during a drive
arrested two persons with 600 gold bars worth about Taka 27
crore from Sonapahar area of Zorargonj thana here this afternoon.
The arrested persons were identified as Rakib Islam, 34, son of Shahidul
Islam and Karim Khan Kalu, 35, son of Ali Hossain, both hailed from
Mobarakpara of Chuadanga district.
Acting on a tip-off, the police team recovered the gold bars, weighing
58kg, from a Dhaka-bound private car in city’s Sonapahar area of Zorargonj
thana this afternoon, said Moshidullah Reza, additional police superintendent
of Chattogram police.
Police seized the private car along with the gold bars. Legal action will
be taken in this connection, he added.
Earlier, Detective Branch of Chattogram Metropolitan Police arrested two
persons with 100 gold bars worth about Taka 5 crore from CRB hill area under
Kotwali thana in the city this morning.
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